Eli Rauzon

Personal Information

Birthplace: Ohio

Service Information

Branch of Service: Navy

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Honored By: Mark Rauzon

Biography

Eli Rauzon was born and raised in Ohio. He attended a one-room school house for a time and had a paper route as a kid.

Eli chose the Navy partially because the World War I veterans he had spoken with have some repercussions from muster gas and told him to go Navy. He also had a neighbor that had joined the Navy. Eli went into the service a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor. His assignment in the Navy was in electrical repair, which lead to working on submarines in Brisbane, Australia. Eli continues in the Navy through until after the signing of the peace treaties. Eli also ended up also serving in the Army and Army Air Force.